Coffin conveying device



1933- A. E. BOSSERQDET ET AL COFFIN CONVEYING DEVICE I 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTORS 5803x1402 ifted ed April 13, 1932 ATTORNEY.

1933- A.-E. BOSSERDET ET AL COFFIN CONVEYING DEVICE Filed April 13, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY.

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Patented Oct. 24, 1933 v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application April 13, 1932. Serial No. 604,994

3 Claims. (Cl. 214-45) This invention relates to improvements in coflin conveying means, and refers more particularly to such devices intended for use in mausoleums.

6 It is an object of the invention to provide a coflin conveying device, mounted on wheels, which has a vertically adjustable carriage so that the latter may be set at a convenient height for placing a coflin thereon, and be subsequently either raised or lowered to substantially the level of the floor of the crypt into which the coffin is to be'inserted.

Another object of the invention is to provide a coilin conveying means wherein the carriage is provided with one set of rollers the axes of which are disposed transversely of the carriage, and a second set of rollers the axes of which are arranged longitudinally thereof; and wherein provision is made for varying the height of the latter set of rollers so that either set may be in contact with the underside of the coilin thereby providing easy means for sliding the coffin either longitudinally or transversely off the device.

A further object of .the invention is to provide a coflin conveying means which is relatively cheap and simple to construct and easy to operate.

With these and other objects and advantages in view which will become apparent as the specification proceeds, the invention is hereinafter more fully described with the aid of the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the invention, and

Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an enlarged section on the line 4'4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 6.

Figure 6 is an enlarged partial view of the line 66 of Figure 1 partly in section showing the rollers which have their axes arranged longi- 45- tudinally of the device and the supporting means therefor.

Figure 7 is an enlarged section on the line 7-7 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a sub- 50 stantially rectangular truck mounted on conventional casters 2. Extending upwardly from the truck at opposite ends thereof and on the same side of the truck are vertical supports 3. On both sides of each of the latter inwardly proiecting flange members 4 are provided beyond which the outer portions of the supports 3 project. 0n the inner faces of the supports racks 5 are provided.

A carriage 6, consisting of transverse brackets 7 connected longitudinally adjacent their extremities by angle members 8, is provided. On one side of each bracket 7 a pair of bearings 9 are secured thereto. The latter support the extremities of a horizontal spindle 10 on which gears 11 are fixed which cooperate with the racks 5. The bearings 9 extend outwardly beyond the flange members 4 and rotatably mounted on their sides adjacent the supports 3 are rollers 12 which rotate against the outer faces of the said members 4 as the carriage 6 is moved vertically. 13 rotates other rollers rotatably mounted adjacentthe lower extremities of the brackets 7 which bear and rotate against the inner faces of the members 4.

Secured to one of the vertical supports 3 is a bearing 14 in which the lower extremity of the vertical shaft 15 is mounted, and formed integral with one of the bearings 9 is a second vertical bearing 16 through which the shaft 15 also extends. The bearing 16 is bifurcated and around the shaft 15 between the bifurcations a worm 17 is arranged. A keyway 18 is formed throughout the greater portion of the length of the shaft 15 and the worm 17 is so mounted on the latter as to rotate therewith but is free to travel vertically along the shaft; a sliding key 18a is provided in the worm 17 to achieve this purpose. Fixed on the spindle 10 is a worm wheel 19 which meshes with the worm 17 so that by rotation of the shaft 15 the carriage 6 is moved vertically through the rotation of the gears 11 which coact with the racks 6. Free vertical movement of the carriage is insured by the provision of the rollers 12 and 13 which rotate against the outer and inner faces respectively of the flange members 4.

On the shaft 15 adjacent its lower extremity a gear 20 is provided which meshes both with the pinion 21 of an electric motor 22 mounted on the base 1, and also with a second pinion 23 fixed on a stub shaft 24 journalled in a vertical portion of the bearing 14, and 25 denotes a removable crank on the stub shaft 24.

Rollers 25 extend transversely between the angle members 8 and have their extremities rotatably mounted in the upturned flanges of the latter. Adjacent one extremity of each of the rollers 25 a sprocket wheel 26 is fixed thereon, and around all the latter a chain 27 is arranged so that by rotation of a removable crank 28, mounted on an outwardly projecting extremity of one of the rollers 25 all the latter are turned together to unload a coflin (not shown) lengthwise from the carriage 6.

Between adjacent pairs of rollers 25, towards both extremities of the carriage and having their extremities substantially parallel with the said rollers 25 supporting elements 29 are arranged which are preferably U-shaped. At their outer extremities these elements are pivotally supported by bolts 30 which extend through lugs 31 secured to one of the angle members 8, preferably the one adjacent the spindle 10. ate portions of the elements 29 are provided with outward flanges 29a which, when lowered about the pins 30, rest on the other angle member 8, through which vertical threaded openings 32 are formed. Screws 33 in threaded engagement with the openings 32 are so arranged that their upper extremities rest against the undersides of the flanges 29a and may be employed to force the latter upwards into the position shown in the drawings (Figure 5). Between adjacent pairs of elements 29 rollers 34 extend and have their extremities rotatably mounted in the said elements. When the latter are raised sufliciently about their pivotal mountings the rollers 34 project above the rollers 25 so that a coflin resting upon the carriage is supported by them and may be readily slid sideways from the carriage on these rotating rollers 34.

When the screws 33 are so turned as to permit the outward flanges 29a to rest on the angle member 8 as indicated at 291) the rollers assume the positions shown at 34a, when they are below the rollers 25. Extending upward from the angle member 8 adjacent the supports 3 are suitably mounted holders 35 carrying stops 36 which are revolvably mounted about vertical axes. These limit the movement of a coilin on the carriage in the direction of the supports 3.

In order to permit the conveying device to be moved through relatively low doorways in mausoleums the supports 3 and members 4 may have extension portions 3a and 4a removably supported on their upper ends as by plates 40 which are secured both to the main portions of the supports 3 and the extensions 3a of the latter as by screws 41. And similarly a shaft extension 15a may be mounted on the upper extremity of the shaft 15 in any preferred manner, as by forming a concentric recess in the upper extremity of the shaft 15 to receive a threaded and cooperating projection on the lower extremity of the projection 15a as indicated at 151).

The intermedi-' While in the foregoing the preferred embodiment of the invention has beenldescribed and shown, it is understood that the construction is susceptible to such alterations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What we claim is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a base, supports extending therefrom, a carriage supported by said supports, longitudinal members on opposite sides of the carriage, transverserollers the extremities of which are mounted in said members, a supporting element pivoted on one of said members, means coacting with the other member for raising said element about its axis, said element when in lowered position resting on said other member, and rollers which lie longitudinally of the. carriage supported by said element, said rollers being adapted to lie horizontally above said transverse rollers to carry the weight of an article on the carriage or to lie beneath the upper faces of said transverse rollers.

2. A device of the character described comprising a base, supports extending upward there from, a carriage vertically movable on said supports, a plurality of rollers mounted transversely of the carriage, a common means for turning all said rollers, a supporting element pivoted on one side of the carriage, means cooperating with the other side of the carriage for moving said element pivotally, other rollers arranged longitudinally of the carriage rotatably supported by said element so that by regulating the pivoted element the rollers in the latter may be positioned above or below the first named rollers, and rotatable stops mounted on said carriage for limiting the movement of an article on said carriage in the direction of said supports.

3. A device of the character described comprising a base, supports thereon, a carriage vertically adjustable on said supports, members on opposite sides of said carriage, rollers extending between and rotatably supported by said members, a supporting element pivoted on one of said members, a screw in threaded engagement with the other member, the upper extremity of the screw being adapted to support the outer extremity of the pivoted element, said outer extremity when in its downturned position resting on said other member, and other rollers supported by said element and disposed substantially at right angles to said first named rollers.

ALFRED E. BOSSERDET. EDWARD HUNTER.

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